Below are the 54 teams (39 in Champions Path, 15 in Non-Champions path) involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round, grouped by their starting rounds.[1] The 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Path, 5 in Non-Champions Path) qualify for the group stage to join the 22 automatic qualifiers. The losing teams from the third qualifying round and the play-off round enter the Europa League play-off round and the group stage respectively.